1931 Southern Conference football season
The 1931 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1931 college football season. The season began on September 19.
In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Tulane Green Wave lost to the PCC champion USC Trojans 21-12. The Georgia Bulldogs suffered their only two losses to Tulane and USC.
It was Wallace Wade's first year as Duke head coach.Regular season
SoCon teams in bold.Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Week Twelve
Week Fifteen
All-Americans
- E – Jerry Dalrymple, Tulane
- E – Vernon "Catfish" Smith, Georgia
- T – Ray Saunders, Tennessee
- G – Herman Hickman, Tennessee
- G – Milton Leathers, Georgia
- C – Pete Gracey, Vanderbilt
- QB – Austin Downes, Georgia
- HB – Don Zimmerman, Tulane
- HB – Gene McEver, Tennessee
- FB – Johnny Cain, Alabama
- FB – Nollie Felts, Tulane
The following is the composite All-Southern team of coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Austin Downes | AP, CP | Georgia |
| HB | Gene McEver | AP, CP | Tennessee |
| HB | Don Zimmerman | AP, CP | Tulane |
| FB | Johnny Cain | AP | Alabama |
| E | Jerry Dalrymple | AP, CP | Tulane |
| T | Tex Leyendecker | AP, CP | Vanderbilt |
| G | Herman Hickman | AP, CP | Tennessee |
| C | Pete Gracey | AP, CP | Vanderbilt |
| G | John Scafide | AP | Tulane |
| T | Ray Saunders | AP, CP | Tennessee |
| E | Vernon "Catfish" Smith | AP, CP | Georgia |
